at-bat
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- noun
- /æt bæt/
- Jargon
:
turno al bate
- Hitless in his last five at bats.
- at-bats over time
- involving at-bats
I want you to take more at bats to be better at it.
- I want you to take more at bats to be better at it.
- So the American legal system is set up in such a way that, hey, more at bats, you know, just keep swinging the bat.
- You're really only as good as your last at bat.
- So the game now has to be how much creative can we create efficiently at scale to give the dealership as much at bats to sell product.
Examples
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When do I get my turn at bat?
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Got on base with a line-drive single his last at bat.
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I get two more times at bat.
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I want you to take more at bats to be better at it.
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In my first two at-bats, I hit the ball hard and far, making two home runs.
Academic text (1990) -
This is his third at-bat.
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I hope the Giants are smart enough to give Belt the at-bat he needs to develop.
Blog text (10) -
On April 17, George Kottaras only got one at-bat, but he made it count.
Blog text (3) -
Amesley was on the ball field waiting for his turn at bat when Lindsay approached him.
Fiction book (1995) -
During the game, each player eagerly awaited their at-bat to make a hit.
Synonyms
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A player's turn to try to hit the ball in a game
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word at-bat comes from the simple phrase 'at bat', meaning you are standing by the bat ready to hit. So an at-bat is a player's turn to try to hit the ball and reach a base.